Old & New at The National Space Centre
A Starlink satellite terminal from SpaceX sits in front of the gigantic 32m wide dish at The National Space Centre at Elfordstown in Co. Cork. The NSC was celebrating their tenth birthday this weekend with two open days featuring work by Nicklas Lundberg and local school children highlighting space waste. A very broken looking dish…
Coumeenoole in July
Coumeenoole Beach last July. Lots of people on the beach, and despite the warning signs, plenty in the water too!
The Fountainstown Wreck
Tucked away behind Fountainstown Beach is a wrecked boat that has been there for many years. I wonder how many people know it’s there?
A Sunset Cloud Inversion in the Conor Pass
Above the clouds in the Conor Pass in April 2019.
Light Shines Through
Light shines through the trees overlooking in the River Martin in Blarney.
Storage Tanks on the Docklands
This won’t win any awards for beauty but it’s part of the old industry of the city along the docklands. While this old building looms overhead lots of people were enjoying a warm June day at the Marina Market. Open air seating was all full with people enjoying their lunches. I have no doubt these…
Mullinhassig Waterfall in the Winter
We went for a walk to the waterfall at Mullinhassig yesterday. Not many people there but the ground was littered in Autumn leaves and the thunder of the waterfall was louder by far than what I was used to in the Summer months. A lovely place to visit, whatever the time of year.
Kathleen Watkins Signing Books
Kathleen Watkins signing her book Pigín of Howth in Waterstones, Cork. November 2016.
Boats of the Rich
Boats in a marina in the Grand Harbour of Valetta, Malta.
Lights on the Lee
Lights shine on the River Lee from the new office buildings along the quays. One lone light from a boat on the river makes itself known, not to be outdone by it’s land based cousins.
To Albert Rd or Montenotte View?
Albert Road on the right, Montenotte View on the left. Take one road and go. I used to take the bus into town for many years going to school. That went to the left. Traffic used to go both ways on Albert Road a long time ago. The day it changed to one way my…
Blue Cork
Looking across the River Lee towards the Crawford College Of Art And Design next to Nano Nagle Bridge. This was back in August 2019 when construction of the Event Center hadn’t eve.. oh wait, it still hasn’t started, but at least the red brick student accommodation on South Main Street was built. Up until about…